> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neil Marjoram > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 9:08 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Kickstart confusion > > Mike, > > sorry, no output, nothing in the logs > > Neil. > > Mike McGrath wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neil Marjoram > >>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:53 AM > >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases > >>Subject: Kickstart confusion > >> > >>I am trying to run some post install commands with a kickstart > >>installation, but some of them don't work; > >> > >>%post > >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 isdn off -WORKS > >>/sbin/chkconfig --levels 2345 pcmcia off - WORKS /sbin/chkconfig > >>--levels 2345 ypbind off - WORKS /sbin/chkconfig --levels > 2345 ntpd on > >>- WORKS mkdir /mnt/install -WORKS mount -t nfs > >>128.40.159.53:/export/ftp /mnt/install - WORKS rpm -ivh > >>/mnt/install/os/packages/apt* - WORKS rpm -ivh > >>/mnt/install/os/packages/webmin* - WORKS rpm -ivh > >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-2.6*- DOES NOT WORK rpm -ivh > >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-smp*- DOES NOT WORK rpm -ivh > >>/mnt/install/os/kernel/kernel-utils*- DOES NOT WORK rpm --import > >>/mnt/install/os/packages/RPM* - WORKS rpm --import > >>/usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY - WORKS cp -a --reply=yes > >>/mnt/install/os/configs/* /mnt/sysimage/etc - DOES NOT WORK ntpdate > >>a.server.co.uk - WORKS service autofs restart - WORKS service ntpd > >>restart - WORKS apt-get -y update - WORKS apt-get -y upgrade - WORKS > >> > >>The kernel install I think I understand, but the copy > command I don't. > >>The syntax is correct, but I think it may be something to > do with the > >>chroot environment, the manual suggests running with %post > --nochroot, > >>but if I do this nothing works at all. > >> > >>I assume I have done something really stupid which I just > can't see. > >>Can anyone tell me where I have gone wrong. > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Neil. > >> > >>-- > >>Neil Marjoram > >>Systems Manager > >>Adastral Park Campus > >>University College London > >>Ross Building > >>Adastral Park > >>Martlesham Heath > >>Ipswich - Suffolk > >>IP5 3RE > >> > >> > >>Reclaim Your Inbox! > >>http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird > >> > >>-- > >>fedora-list mailing list > >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >Do the failed commands show any output? If so what is the output? > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > > > > -- > Neil Marjoram > Systems Manager > Adastral Park Campus > University College London > Ross Building > Adastral Park > Martlesham Heath > Ipswich - Suffolk > IP5 3RE > > Tel: 01473 663711 > Fax: 01473 635199 > > > Reclaim Your Inbox! > http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Is there also nothing on the logging on tty2? (alt+f2 during the post installation?) If its failing quickly you might want to add a sleep(60) or something at the end so you can read it. On a side note, all commands in post should be done relative to the newly installed operating system. When copying things to /etc you should just reference "/etc" not "/mnt/sysimage/etc" -Mike
